FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011
"Binchy remains the queen of spiritual comfort, but this time round she's stretched interest thin with ups and downs too many and too mild."
A Dublin neighborhood full of many of the characters who frequently pass through Binchy's Irish novels (
Heart and Soul, 2009, etc.) bands together to help a young single father raise his daughter.
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FICTION
Released: March 2, 2009
"Binchy has her formula down pat, and only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-the-fire comfort."
A Dublin heart clinic, full of romantic and family crises in need of healing, provides the apt setting for Binchy's latest (
Whitethorn Woods, 2007, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: March 9, 2007
"Her sentimental morality may be predictable, but Binchy's lilting Irish zest is undeniably addictive."
Binchy (
Quentins, 2002, etc.) inserts questions of faith into her usual romantic braid of multiple storylines, in this case concerning the troubled residents, former residents and descendents of residents of an Irish town where an obscure shrine faces demolition.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 28, 2002
"A leisurely paced treat, filled with holiday goodwill."
With some familiar characters amid the new, Binchy offers a sweetly affirming--with just enough redemptive vinegar--read in the story of Quentins, a hot Dublin restaurant.
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FICTION
Released: March 5, 2001
"More a buffet with lots of variety and a few standouts than a thematically distinctive menu, but Binchy still serves up a narrative feast."
Another entertaining tale of contemporary Ireland with a big gathering of representative types--the addicted, the lonely, the unhappy--whose lives connect as two chefs start a catering business and cope with crises in work and love.
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FICTION
Released: March 2, 1999
"One of Binchy's best. (Book-of-the-month main selection; author tour)"
Once again, Binchy (The Glass Lake, 1995, etc.) memorably limns the lives of ordinary people caught in the traps sprung by life and loving hearts.
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